Progress report on the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Convention

WHC-12/36.COM/12D

By decision 35 COM 12D point 12 the World Heritage Committee requested the World Heritage Centre to report on the progress made toward the organization of the 40th Anniversary celebrations.

This document includes a progress report on the celebration of the 40th anniversary as well as a report on the organisation of a one-off initiative to recognize best practices in World Heritage sites' management and the establishment of a Site Management Network (Decision 35 COM 12D point 7).